Earl Grey Pound Cake

Dry Ingredients

• •3 1/2 cup all purpose flour420 g all purpose flour
• •1/2 cup cornstarch65 g cornstarch
• •1 tsp salt6 g salt
• •1 tbsp baking powder12 g baking powder
• •1/2 tsp baking soda3 g baking soda

Wet Ingredients

• •1 cup unsalted butter, room temp227 g unsalted butter, room temp
• •1/4 cup vegetable oil55 g vegetable oil
• •1 3/4 cup granulated sugar350 g granulated sugar
• •4 eggs, room temp
• •1/2 cup Greek yogurt, room temp115 g Greek yogurt, room temp
• •1 cup buttermilk, room temp240 g buttermilk, room temp
• •1 tsp vanilla bean paste
• •1 tsp lavender paste (or extract)

Earl Grey Batter Ingredients

• •1/2 cup loose early grey tea leaves
• •2 tsp vanilla bean paste

Buttercream Ingredients

• •3/4 cup unsalted butter, softened170 g unsalted butter, softened
• •2 cup powdered sugar240 g powdered sugar
• •1 1/2 tsp vanilla bean paste
• •1/2 tsp lavender extract
• •2 tbsp heavy cream30 g heavy cream

Loaf

1. 1Preheat oven to 350º F.
2. 2Bloom the earl grey tea leaves1/2 cup by adding 2tbsp (30ml) boiling water.
3. 3In a separate bowl, mix the dry ingredients together.
4. 4In the stand mixer, beat the butter1 cup227 g · Wet Ingredients3/4 cup170 g · Buttercream Ingredients, oil1/4 cup55 g, and sugar1 3/4 cup350 g · Wet Ingredients2 cup240 g · Buttercream Ingredients until fluffy.
5. 5Add in the eggs4 one at a time to the stand mixer.
6. 6Mix in the yogurt1/2 cup115 g, buttermilk1 cup240 g, vanilla1 tsp · Wet Ingredients2 tsp · Earl Grey Batter Ingredients1 1/2 tsp · Buttercream Ingredients, and lavender1 tsp · Wet Ingredients1/2 tsp · Buttercream Ingredients to the stand mixer.
7. 7Slowly mix in the dry ingredients until just combined.
8. 8Divide the batter in two.
9. 9In one of the batters, mix in the early grey1/2 cup and vanilla1 tsp · Wet Ingredients2 tsp · Earl Grey Batter Ingredients1 1/2 tsp · Buttercream Ingredients.
10. 10Layer the batters into a pan lined with parchment paper or a pan greased and dusted with butter1 cup227 g · Wet Ingredients3/4 cup170 g · Buttercream Ingredients.
11. 11Bake for one hour. Time may vary. The loaf is done when it's golden and a toothpick comes out clean.
12. 12Let cool completely before adding buttercream.

Buttercream

1. 1Beat the butter1 cup227 g · Wet Ingredients3/4 cup170 g · Buttercream Ingredients until fluffy. 2-3 minutes.
2. 2On a low speed, add in the powdered sugar2 cup240 g.
3. 3Mix in the vanilla1 tsp · Wet Ingredients2 tsp · Earl Grey Batter Ingredients1 1/2 tsp · Buttercream Ingredients, lavender1 tsp · Wet Ingredients1/2 tsp · Buttercream Ingredients, and heavy cream2 tbsp30 g.
4. 4Whip on medium-high until light and airy.